MCM Team, Miles the bulldog and Sodexo will Present Award and $1,000 to the School
QUANTICO, VA (Jan. 25, 2012) - The Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) will present the Healthy School Award to the students of William Ramsay Elementary School in Alexandria, VA on Thursday, Jan. 26. The Healthy School Award will be presented during a student assembly in the school auditorium located at 5700 Sanger Ave. in Alexandria. The event will begin at 8:15 a.m.
During the award program, MCM partner Sodexo will present a check for $1,000 to the school's PE department while also providing healthy snacks to every student. Additionally, the National Children's Museum's "Museum Without Walls" team will present programming focusing on physical fitness and activity. U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Base Quantico and the MCM mascot, Miles, will join MCM Director Rick Nealis in a fitness demonstration for the students.
This is the second year William Ramsay is receiving the Healthy School Award for participating in the MCM Healthy Kids Fun Run held on Oct. 29, 2011. The kids, ages 5 to 12, ran one-mile during MCM Weekend in Arlington, VA. William Ramsay included 90 students and is one of five schools in Alexandria and Springfield, VA to garner the most runners for the October event.
The 2012 Healthy Kids Fun Run will open for online registration at noon Eastern on April 4 at MarineMarathon.com. Parents can register kids for the event that will be held on Saturday, Oct. 27. Schools or organizations interested in registering groups of students can contact Amy Beaulieu, MCM communications coordinator at amy.beaulieu@usmc.mil or 703-784-2357. For media information regarding Healthy School Award programs or to cover the award programs, contact Tami Faram, MCM Public Relations Coordinator at tami.faram@usmc.mil or 703-432-1840.
About the MCM: Voted the "Best Marathon for Families" and the "Best Marathon in the Mid Atlantic," the Marine Corps Marathon honors the dedication, sportsmanship and patriotism of its participants. Runners from all walks of life participate in the largest marathon not to offer prize money, earning the name "The People's Marathon." The 37th MCM will be held on October 28, 2012 in Arlington, VA. No federal or Marine Corps endorsement is implied.
About Sodexo: Sodexo in North America
Sodexo, Inc. (www.sodexoUSA.com), leading Quality of Daily Life Solutions company in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, delivers On-site Service Solutions in Corporate, Education, Health Care, Government, and Remote Site segments, as well as Motivation Solutions such as Esteem Pass. Sodexo, Inc., headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., funds all administrative costs for the Sodexo Foundation (www.SodexoFoundation.org), an independent charitable organization that, since its founding in 1999, has made more than $17 million in grants to end childhood hunger in America. Visit the corporate blog at www.sodexoUSA.com/blog.
About the National Children's Museum: "Founded in 1974 as the Capital Children's Museum, and designated by Congress in 2003 as a nationally recognized cultural and educational institution serving children and families, the National Children's Museum is poised to become Greater Washington's premier family attraction and the only national museum dedicated entirely to children and their families and caregivers. NCM seeks to be a world-class cultural and educational center dedicated to engaging children and empowering them to make a difference. The mission of NCM is to inspire children to care about and improve the world."
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